The expert hopes for the adoption of the law on mining before the end of the year

MOSCOW, September 5 – PRIME. The adoption of the bill on mining, around which discussions are being held in government agencies, should give an impetus to the development of the industry and help Russia use its competitive advantages and become one of the leaders in the digital economy, Igor Runets, CEO of BitRiver, told the Prime agency.

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“We very much look forward to the adoption of a basic law on digital currency and mining in Russia by the end of this year. This will give a powerful impetus to the development of the industry and ensure that Russia’s competitive advantages in mining are fully used to gain the country’s technological digital leadership,” he said at fields of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF).

Thanks to this law, significant investments in fixed capital will be able to come to many Russian regions, especially to geostrategic territories – Siberia, the Far East and the Arctic. For the most part, these are energy surplus regions with a large amount of available associated petroleum gas resources.

“Now the share of BitRiver APG projects exceeds 11% and can grow by 2.5 times within a year. This will ensure the powerful development of projects for the construction of data centers for energy-intensive computing at the intersection of finance, energy, and information and green technologies,” Runets said. .

He added that against the background of the energy crisis in many countries of the world, the volume of orders for Russian data centers from international clients continues to grow.